Kangana Ranaut will be next seen in ‘Queen’ and the director of the film; Vikas Bahl says that the actress is a “fashion queen” and “overconfident” in real life unlike her role in the movie. Vikas said, “Kangana is overconfident in real life. She is a fashion queen and her approach towards her life is […]
India Friday expelled an American diplomat involved in the case of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after she was told to fly home following her indictment by a US grand jury. Official sources said the US embassy was “asked to withdraw forthwith a US diplomat of similar rank as Khobragade”. “We have reason to believe that […]
C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the prime minister, Friday blamed failure to complete projects on time for the “steep decline” in the country’s economic growth. “Economic growth has in fact declined much more steeply than what is warranted by the decline in investment. This might be because projects have not […]
The AAP Friday launched a free national membership drive called “Main bhi Aam Aadmi”, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the party wanted to enrol 10 million people by Jan 26. “We have a target of (achieving) one crore membership by Jan 26,” Kejriwal told the media, adding 300,000 membership applications had been received online. […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday lashed out at the media, specifically the electronic channels, for negative coverage of the just-concluded Saifai Mahotsav in his home town. Interacting with media persons at a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence here, Akhilesh Yadav said the media was selectively targeting his government for something […]
Himachal Pradesh MP Rajan Sushant, suspended by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) almost two years ago for indiscipline, Friday resigned both from the party and the Lok Sabha seat. “I have resigned from the BJP as it has lost its ideology and been compromising with corruption. I resigned as an MP too,” Sushant told reporters […]
India Friday told the US to withdraw one of its diplomats involved in the case of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after she was asked to fly back to New Delhi. Official sources said the US embassy was “asked to withdraw forthwith a US diplomat of similar rank as Khobragade”. “We have reason to believe that […]
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt Friday described Kashmir as “a goldmine and a treasure” and said that it is time to clear the misconception that the Valley is a troubled zone. He has urged filmmakers to shoot more and more in the picturesque region, which reigned supreme till a bruising insurgency broke out in the late 1980s. […]
Stressing the efficacy of polices lay on the quality of data collected by government agencies, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday underscored the importance of the authenticity of information gathered and called for exercising caution in data analysis and inferences. “The efficacy of our policies, especially in the social sector, hinges on the quality of data collected […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 161.55 points or 0.78 percent in the pre-noon trade Friday. Good buying was observed in IT, oil and gas and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors while selling pressure was seen in auto sector. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which […]